24 Hours of Lemons

fitchesbass · 05-09-2010, 03:14 AM

Thought I would share our recent 'breakthrough' with our lemons car - it went on it's first real drive today.

After many many.... many man hours over the past couple months (it was completely stripped and within the price limits rebuild the critical components - and left the rest of the junk out of the car). A lot of it was just straight up man hours though.

Anyway, we are doing a test day at Pocono Raceway on Thursday and then running the DC event Capital Offense in June. It's not a super high hp car, but with all the interior and glass removed, it moves and handles like a son-of-a-gun.

BTW our theme is mario kart with my cousin and I dressing like mario and luigi (fitting for an Italian car LOL)

Enjoy:

EDIT: BTW never noticed this side of the forum was SO obsessed with audi stuff. My lord... A5, S5 blah blah... LOL

Go build a lemons car it's more fun if you really like car stuff.. It's better than just rolling around in a pretty car for people to stare at

JoosyJoos · 05-09-2010, 07:02 PM

Cool car. My father took 3rd in a CRX at CMP a few months ago when they did the LeMons there. It rained the whole time... something to keep in mind with your open cockpit design lol

fitchesbass · 05-09-2010, 09:56 PM

thanks - yeah we've thought about that.... but the lack of windshield or glass in general really lessened the weight of an already light car - not to mention lowered the center of gravity.

So I guess we weighed those as higher priority over rain

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fitchesbass Captain 40 Rep 969 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fairfax, VA iTrader: (2)	24 Hours of Lemons Thought I would share our recent 'breakthrough' with our lemons car - it went on it's first real drive today. After many many.... many man hours over the past couple months (it was completely stripped and within the price limits rebuild the critical components - and left the rest of the junk out of the car). A lot of it was just straight up man hours though. Anyway, we are doing a test day at Pocono Raceway on Thursday and then running the DC event Capital Offense in June. It's not a super high hp car, but with all the interior and glass removed, it moves and handles like a son-of-a-gun. BTW our theme is mario kart with my cousin and I dressing like mario and luigi (fitting for an Italian car LOL) Enjoy: EDIT: BTW never noticed this side of the forum was SO obsessed with audi stuff. My lord... A5, S5 blah blah... LOL Go build a lemons car it's more fun if you really like car stuff.. It's better than just rolling around in a pretty car for people to stare at __________________ 911 Carrera project car Previous: E92 M3 ZHP - Sold E86 Z4M - Sold E36 M3 - Sold Last edited by fitchesbass; 05-09-2010 at 03:22 AM..
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JoosyJoos Major 113 Rep 1,347 Posts Drives: 2011 335d Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i [0.00]	Cool car. My father took 3rd in a CRX at CMP a few months ago when they did the LeMons there. It rained the whole time... something to keep in mind with your open cockpit design lol __________________ 1997 M3 Coupe - BMWCCA I-Prepared #22 2006 M Roadster - 23,000 miles and slowly counting
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fitchesbass Captain 40 Rep 969 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fairfax, VA iTrader: (2)	thanks - yeah we've thought about that.... but the lack of windshield or glass in general really lessened the weight of an already light car - not to mention lowered the center of gravity. So I guess we weighed those as higher priority over rain __________________ 911 Carrera project car Previous: E92 M3 ZHP - Sold E86 Z4M - Sold E36 M3 - Sold
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